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i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do everything you want to do. the american people are sick of it. they need to get together and decide what they are going to do. they need to get a balanced budget. they need to quit spending what they do not have. and they need to get this thing done before the end of the year. host: thank you for the call. from our facebook page -- join us on our facebook page. a couple of other editorials we want to share with you. from "the new york post." on the other side from "the washington post." beverly is joining us from illinois on the d
i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do...
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john boehner has given in too much. they may have won the presidency and the senate, but the republicans won the house, and that asays a lot. because the house controls the money. i think the debt ceiling should stay. they should not allow the president to have it. as far as social security, there are 66 million people on social security, only 14.5 million are retirees. a lot of the rest is welfare. we spend probably $1.50 trillion all together with food stamps and all these checks that we send out every month. we are going to have to cut some of that, i know. the debt ceiling should stay with the house. host: talk about the role of the senate. you have talked about republicans winning the house and retaining control of the house and democrats won the senate. caller: the house has passed a bill and sent it to the senate. harry reid will not let them get to the floor. i think the senate needs to look at harry reid and say, listen, if you are not going to look at these bills, then we will put someone else in your place an
john boehner has given in too much. they may have won the presidency and the senate, but the republicans won the house, and that asays a lot. because the house controls the money. i think the debt ceiling should stay. they should not allow the president to have it. as far as social security, there are 66 million people on social security, only 14.5 million are retirees. a lot of the rest is welfare. we spend probably $1.50 trillion all together with food stamps and all these checks that we send...
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you worked for many years with speaker john boehner. what advice would you give him? guest: without abandoning principle -- people seem to lose sight of, if you look $5 trillion reduction in the deficit, new revenues needs to be a part of that. my perspective is you broaden the base of taxpayers, and you get rid of the underwriting. you could raise that money. on the democrat side they want to tax the to% of wage earners. people back out rich in this country did not get rich by being stupid. you will cause them to start looking for loopholes and deductions. there is a way to get there. where there is a will, there is a way. host: congressman sander levin encouraged us to talk about what these loopholes might be. sinn fein is like deductions for mortgage, education, -- should things like deductions, mortgage, education, should they be on the table? guest: they should be on the table, but not for the middle class. in the last congress, we got 38 votes. what that says this may be for somebody making $2 million, living in a five million-dollar house, maybe do not need the
you worked for many years with speaker john boehner. what advice would you give him? guest: without abandoning principle -- people seem to lose sight of, if you look $5 trillion reduction in the deficit, new revenues needs to be a part of that. my perspective is you broaden the base of taxpayers, and you get rid of the underwriting. you could raise that money. on the democrat side they want to tax the to% of wage earners. people back out rich in this country did not get rich by being stupid....
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the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to lead the meeting -- leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and joined forces with the president. it is in the details that the decisions and the negotiations hung. host: lydia from illinois. go ahead. lydia, are you there? go ahead. caller: good morning. it was noted that reporters -- i think that's what you're doing. it is out there. newt gingrich devised the strategy of transforming the house as a way to drive the national agenda. it was outlined in a book in 2009 when newt gingrich was part of a group that met and devise a process to obstruct. mr. boehner was one of the key lieutenants. his following the process. i'm wa
the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to lead the meeting -- leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the...
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john boehner and the republican house majority leader eric cantor. i tweeted last night quiet late saying the republicans are going to gang up on john boehner. there is an article in the new york times showing they feel he is dragging his feet and waiting until january 3. i also understand that the chairman of the government oversight and reform committee darrell issa, which is from our district here, is holding up the vote on the women against violence act also, which involves the illegals, native americans, and lgbt. this is a coal in the christmas stocking for women who helped to get president obama reelected, and is an attack on medicaid for women that have children, and seniors and -- host: we will leave it there. thanks for calling. olean is in tennessee, republican -- leeann. caller: we need to have more cuts. look at all the thousands obama has put on the payroll. we have 109 million government workers. 49 million people on food stamps whole. them with a free cell phone that has been given to them. if he cannot find any place to cut anything,
john boehner and the republican house majority leader eric cantor. i tweeted last night quiet late saying the republicans are going to gang up on john boehner. there is an article in the new york times showing they feel he is dragging his feet and waiting until january 3. i also understand that the chairman of the government oversight and reform committee darrell issa, which is from our district here, is holding up the vote on the women against violence act also, which involves the illegals,...
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guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said. can they get it on the floor and overcome the procedural hurdles? host: if nothing happens, what are we looking at? guest: january 3 at noon. there are so many scenarios. if the new congress convenes on the third, negotiations continue. democrats would have more strength. they have gained 7 or eight seats. i think the key if they go over the cliff will be the financial markets. if the market go into a panic and if the dow tumbles into free-fall wednesday, thursday, friday, i think we'll see something quickly. host: david lightman, thank
guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said....
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we have part of what speaker boehner said. "the comments today are ironic as a recurrent theme was his unwillingness to stand up to anything in his own party. from the republican side of the aisle and speaker boehner, where are things at the moment? guest: the speaker had been hoping there would be a larger deal. the president was ready to move forward on in the time they had in front of them. this was in vision at one point to be the grand bargain which would incorporate in atomic reform and all sorts of budget cuts. changes to the tax rates. unemployment benefit changes. going all the way through to the debt ceiling being raised as part of it as well. that was not something that was ever really where things were headed by the time the negotiations got started. for speaker boehner, he wants to see the spending cuts that would go along with them. he does not feel the president has put forward enough of a plan to where the spending would be cut to compensate for the taxes that would stay down or that would be raised. host: the
we have part of what speaker boehner said. "the comments today are ironic as a recurrent theme was his unwillingness to stand up to anything in his own party. from the republican side of the aisle and speaker boehner, where are things at the moment? guest: the speaker had been hoping there would be a larger deal. the president was ready to move forward on in the time they had in front of them. this was in vision at one point to be the grand bargain which would incorporate in atomic reform...
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they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all the have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority in would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a bad outcome that the super committee that was created in the august 2011 debt ceiling deal be so afraid of the sequestration that they would reach a bipartisan compromise that would reduce deficits by the same amount that sequestration was expected to, but in a much more balanced and sensible way. democrats and republicans were unable to reach an agreement and that is why you have this sequestration. sequestration was never intended to be policy. it was intended to be so bad and foolish than democrats and republicans would be forced to agree to so
they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all the have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority in would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a bad...
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. $1.8 boehner is worth eigh million. president obama plans to meet with russian president vladimir putin at the g-20 summit with topic.being the top there is a new poll out looking at stability in america, which beingth much of it influenced by politics. we will look at that. if you want to weigh in, here's how you can do so -- but if you want to reach out to us on social media -- poll conducted, here are the findings. 81% believe instability in the government is harming america's future. 63% of those who responded said that stability was expect it -- that civility was expected to worsen. roger simon wrote a column on this, looking at that and other issues. he is the chief columnist at "politico." guest: good morning. americans perceive this as a country that is rude, that we don't treat each other politely. common courtesy has largely vanished from many aspects of american life. people don't like it. it think it is harming the country. but they don't know what to do about. host: did the poll emphasize what part of the p
. $1.8 boehner is worth eigh million. president obama plans to meet with russian president vladimir putin at the g-20 summit with topic.being the top there is a new poll out looking at stability in america, which beingth much of it influenced by politics. we will look at that. if you want to weigh in, here's how you can do so -- but if you want to reach out to us on social media -- poll conducted, here are the findings. 81% believe instability in the government is harming america's future. 63%...
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will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. -- ready to unseat john boehner. if he goes back and stars to negotiate with president obama and tries to bring back the deal at this conference cannot accept again, the danger to him does arise. from what i was told thursday night, he gave a well-received speech to the conference. he said, i did not have the votes. his speech was well-received by them. he is well liked by those members. as of right now, he is not in in any immediate danger right now. depending on -- he is not in any immediate danger right now. host: will call on our line for independents. caller: i have h
will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. --...
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john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing in on facebook. back to the telephones. ruth on the line for democrats. caller: they talk about the fiscal clef, but they are not really interested in fiske's -- fixing the fiscal cliff. there are interested in their own party. they have been against the president from the beginning, so they are not going to change anything. they do not want to help america. what people are they for? the people have spoken, but they do not ever listen to the people. what people are the working for? host: james in new york as a deadline fo
john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing...
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so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this and not be second guessed. host: our first call is from maryland but i want to put this on the table. is michael steele interested in running for governor in 2014? guest: i don't know. i love my state. it's where i was born and i'm not happy with what i see there. a lot of frustration. we've had a lot of spending in the state and a lot of tax increases and i think people are looking for something that is going to be a little different. it's a tough state and -- host: tough state for a republican? guest: tough state for a republican and it's one of those opportunities you have
so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going...
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just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust you. host: reporting in "the new york times." republicans say their counteroffer is close to the numbers supported last year by erskine bowles. he said last week his numbers offered testimony to a special bipartisan congressional committee on a visit reduction were not so much a plan as a back of the envelopes addressed and to show a deal could be struck somewhere between mr. obama's position in the speaker during their talks last year. next caller, colorado, independent line. caller: i think's he's been as a great way for people to have their voice
just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust...
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. -- speaker boehner spoke yesterday. here is what he has to say. >> this bill will help small businesses and provide access to capital. another one of our plans that i hope the senate will take up -- i know how difficult running a business is. to jump third that your credit -- to jump through the bureaucratic hoops to get the business of running. this bill will make it easier for businesses in start-ups to put the capital that they need to get there in order to grow jobs in our country. host: and long lines of support, they said more about the transportation bill. we want to get your thoughts on the passage of this bill. what do you think it will do for business? the lines are on your screen if you want to participate. they all start with 202. if you are a small business owner and this affects you directly, you can give us your thoughts, as well. twitter is also available to you. jim hines participating saying -- i wonder what kind of insider trades would be made by congress relating to this jobs bill? your thoughts avai
. -- speaker boehner spoke yesterday. here is what he has to say. >> this bill will help small businesses and provide access to capital. another one of our plans that i hope the senate will take up -- i know how difficult running a business is. to jump third that your credit -- to jump through the bureaucratic hoops to get the business of running. this bill will make it easier for businesses in start-ups to put the capital that they need to get there in order to grow jobs in our country....
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how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realiz
how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him...
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guest: house speaker john boehner and senate leader harry reid decided to do a short-term spending bill that keeps the government funded through march. that does not set up house spending policy will go for the country long term. the top democrat and the top republican on the senate planning committee agreed on an extension to halt temporary tax breaks. [fuzzy audio line to guest] the senate voted last week to extend tax cuts for people making less than $200,000 or married couples making $250,000, through 2013. temporary measures. measures. host-- temporary measures all floating around. they cannot come together on what the long-term solution is and how to pay for it or whether to pay for it. the idea especially among house republicans is we cannot continue what we have, so let's continue the current rates for the bush tax cuts through 2013, give us your breathing room, then we will come together and do a tax reform package and then we will not have to deal with this at the end of every year. host: is there a concern among some people about putting major pieces of legislation before lam
guest: house speaker john boehner and senate leader harry reid decided to do a short-term spending bill that keeps the government funded through march. that does not set up house spending policy will go for the country long term. the top democrat and the top republican on the senate planning committee agreed on an extension to halt temporary tax breaks. [fuzzy audio line to guest] the senate voted last week to extend tax cuts for people making less than $200,000 or married couples making...
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speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have -- it is this honorable -- dishonorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have already spent. then you have to decide whether to pay it back. the 14th amendment, article 4, you are making political. 70 years, we have passed this debt ceiling with all of this -- without all of this drama. it makes us look ridiculous. i was happy to hear you say that facts matter. i hope you look at this chart. it is the marketwatch.com. it shows president obama has spent less money than the last five presidents. president obama has spent $1.40 trillion. bush ii -- $
speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we...
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last summer the president lost his courage, according to john boehner. his campaign will start running its first spanish-language television ads in colorado, nevada, and florida, states with a growing hispanic populations. they are to be the first in a series of ads of this nature. united states and its allies are looking to pull away from the front lines in afghanistan next year. officials are working on finalizing the handover program and looking at world support. at the same time, a senior u.s. defense official is insisting that australia remain a solid combat partner and not allow early. yesterday the prime minister announced that the country expected to pull most of their troops out of afghanistan, and it was interpreted as an outline for combat withdrawal next year. officials say that the plans have not changed. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> jury selection began this week in the retrial of roger clemens. charged with knowingly lying to congress in february of 2008 on performance enhancing drug use in baseball. >> let me
last summer the president lost his courage, according to john boehner. his campaign will start running its first spanish-language television ads in colorado, nevada, and florida, states with a growing hispanic populations. they are to be the first in a series of ads of this nature. united states and its allies are looking to pull away from the front lines in afghanistan next year. officials are working on finalizing the handover program and looking at world support. at the same time, a senior...
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host: let's hear from -- we heard from speaker john boehner before. let's hear from the senate majority leader harry reid responding to what has been out there regarding the fiscal cliff talks. this is from yesterday. >> republicans know where we stand. we've said it and said it and said it so many times. the president said the same thing. it's been at least two weeks since we met at the white house and we're still waiting for a serious offer from the republicans. really now is the time for the republicans to move past this happy talk about revenues, ill-defined of course, and put specifics on the table. the president made a proposal. we need a proposal from them. >> the proposal includes $1.6 trillion in new revenues. other proposals out. some deal with unspecified entitle cuts and some spending, there's a write-up in "usa today." we'll show you that during the course of this segment. but that's the proposal as far as it was delivered by the secretary. i suppose more reaction will come today. but we're getting your thoughts on ways to prevent this fr
host: let's hear from -- we heard from speaker john boehner before. let's hear from the senate majority leader harry reid responding to what has been out there regarding the fiscal cliff talks. this is from yesterday. >> republicans know where we stand. we've said it and said it and said it so many times. the president said the same thing. it's been at least two weeks since we met at the white house and we're still waiting for a serious offer from the republicans. really now is the time...
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boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do -- inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the freshman class? guest: equal opportunity offender, i think, more than anything. west is, without question, the most famous of the 87 freshmen. he was a tea party sensation before he was ever elected because in 2009 he gave this so- called bail net speech in which he did -- bayonet speech in which he exhorted his audience to pick up the bayonets and charge the enemy to victory but i think you opportunity offender because although qwest is a reluctant tea party freshman, i should mention he is from the fort lauderdale area of flo
boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do -- inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the...
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we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. my message today is not one of confrontation, but one of conviction. mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. we want you to lead as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us. let's do the right thing together for our country. host: ron, you are up
we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a...
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host: even less met house majority leader john boehner said he would focus on this -- on the economy and less on this issue. guest: right. for all of the talk on how this will play out, this just happened. this is not going to be ultimately what drives people, you know, in their decisions, i think is fair to say. to your point, house speaker john boehner, you can ask him one question after another on the issue, and at least right now he is saying i'm focused on the economy, i am focused on the economy, but to the question, i think the message as to how i would define marriage or the gay community would define marriage, i think the message a rights advocates are making is their ability to get married would not have any effect on other people's marriages. it is not like two people getting married over here will effect the rights or the sanctity of someone else's personal relationship. that is the definition of marriage you will start hearing more about. what same-sex couples want to do has nothing to do with hurting or taken away from heterosexual couples being married. to your point,
host: even less met house majority leader john boehner said he would focus on this -- on the economy and less on this issue. guest: right. for all of the talk on how this will play out, this just happened. this is not going to be ultimately what drives people, you know, in their decisions, i think is fair to say. to your point, house speaker john boehner, you can ask him one question after another on the issue, and at least right now he is saying i'm focused on the economy, i am focused on the...
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also, speaker boehner is correct that the market does need to settle, but how you phrase it. this has come time and time again, if true. however, he needs to look at these proposals before the refuses them. don't refuse them until you see one that works. how do you know the difference? host: columbus, ohio, john is an independent. caller: i think it is a good thing. i am an average, hard-working americans. i make 38,000 a year. i have been a my house almost 11 years. i pay 8%. yes, it would help me out tremendously. it would put more money into the economy for you guys. thank you. host: maryland. angela, a democrat. you are on "washington journal." caller: i am going to the process through my mortgage servicer. i bought my house in 2006 with 6.75% interest and now it is going to be 4.75% and i will save about $325 a month, and it is a huge help. up until now i have not been able to refinance because even though i have perfect credit, never missed a payment on my mortgage, when the mortgage collapsed -- mortgage collapse and housing values went under water, i did not have equi
also, speaker boehner is correct that the market does need to settle, but how you phrase it. this has come time and time again, if true. however, he needs to look at these proposals before the refuses them. don't refuse them until you see one that works. how do you know the difference? host: columbus, ohio, john is an independent. caller: i think it is a good thing. i am an average, hard-working americans. i make 38,000 a year. i have been a my house almost 11 years. i pay 8%. yes, it would...
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for john boehner. all morning long, greta brawner spring bringing us the results. >> peter, you talked about exit polls. this is the fox news summary. this group was largely backing president obama could 71% of hispanics. it was 67% last time, and 90% of blacks, down from 95% in 2008. in addition, the share of whites was lower, 72%, then it has been going back to at least 1992. also, what made of the use of votes in 2008 -- much made of the youth vote in 2008 and people predicting they would not turn out this hybrid young voters were important at this time to obama's win. one percentage point higher than in 2008, when it was 18%. even so, they did not back him as strongly as they did last time, down six points from 2008 pit as peters said, we are following these races and giving you results on c-span, but also on c-span.org. there are house and senate races that have not been called. if you want to follow in real time, go to our ap map, associated press map, and it updates you in real time. host: greta
for john boehner. all morning long, greta brawner spring bringing us the results. >> peter, you talked about exit polls. this is the fox news summary. this group was largely backing president obama could 71% of hispanics. it was 67% last time, and 90% of blacks, down from 95% in 2008. in addition, the share of whites was lower, 72%, then it has been going back to at least 1992. also, what made of the use of votes in 2008 -- much made of the youth vote in 2008 and people predicting they...
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david tells us that house speaker john boehner in a move that carries political risk brings the transition bill to the house floor despite the resistance of some conservatives. the bill's measure would be a blow to his leadership. they're scrambling to win support. the debate surrounding the measure shows how the promise along with others who oppose big spending bills can make it harder to govern. the club for growth and heritage action to promise with government groups have attacked the measure, but it's called a remarkably bloated and inefficient piece of legislation. next, a call on women in combat from canton, illinois. good morning, bob. >> good morning, c-span. i had a female army scout, that means they pledged allegiance to the united states after they were captured. she was the most ruthless killer of any of the men i served with. however, her emotions -- hormone emotions took effect. on a long-term motion, we ended up having sex together. and because of that, she sacrificed her life for me out of emotion and not out of a combat sense. at the time, i was only 19 years old. and i th
david tells us that house speaker john boehner in a move that carries political risk brings the transition bill to the house floor despite the resistance of some conservatives. the bill's measure would be a blow to his leadership. they're scrambling to win support. the debate surrounding the measure shows how the promise along with others who oppose big spending bills can make it harder to govern. the club for growth and heritage action to promise with government groups have attacked the...
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john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses that the could try to do some work with the president's . host: we have a tweet. scaring his opinion on twitter -- sharing his opinion on twitter. caller: thank you for having us . how do you feel president obama has developed a leadership style? hasn't lived up to his expectations -- has it lived up to his expectations? guest: he has been learning on- the-job. president obama came in with no executive experience. he was president of the harvard law review. that is small potatoes compared to being president. he is a student and likes to read. he was studying the presidencies of his predecessors. by the accounts of people inside the white house, he is very punctual and crisp in meetings. he likes to hear all views. he wants to hear from everybody. then he makes a decision. mitt romney has more executive experience than president obama. host: what we look to if he were to win re-election to tell
john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses that the could try to do some work with the president's . host: we have a tweet. scaring his opinion on twitter -- sharing his opinion on twitter. caller: thank you for having us . how do you feel president obama has developed a leadership style? hasn't lived up to his expectations -- has it lived up to his expectations? guest: he has been learning on- the-job....
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i feel so sorry for you and what you have had to deal with with that crowd like john boehner and eric cantor. i don't understand why we are paying their salaries when they are not even working. why are we paying for them? mitt romney has that snotty attitude. there are people that the public depend on, everyone talks about bad government but they are in government. they are getting paid -- they are government paid people and they have done nothing but complain and whine about government doing this or that. mitt romney has been a liar through this whole campaign. he has lied through his teeth for his whole life. let's get something straight -- he does not ever understand a regular person. he could care less about it. host: we will move on to a republican in carolina -- caller: good morning, about what mitt romney said -- i make about $10 per hour. i could stay at home and do better if i went on food stamps and welfare. i could get that free because $4 per guest and how much food costs, if you give me money, why should i go to work? guest: many people who receive food stamps in fact tha
i feel so sorry for you and what you have had to deal with with that crowd like john boehner and eric cantor. i don't understand why we are paying their salaries when they are not even working. why are we paying for them? mitt romney has that snotty attitude. there are people that the public depend on, everyone talks about bad government but they are in government. they are getting paid -- they are government paid people and they have done nothing but complain and whine about government doing...
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that is not what john boehner and others want going into an election year. so they are going to baltimore this week thursday to, friday, saturday, and they need to rally around some sort of way forward in this election year or else they could be in trouble. host: bob cusack, harry reid also mentioned the tea party elements and how influential barthey have been and that they have some of the blame. >> that did not play in 2010. the democrats in the fall of 2010 declared war on the tea party. the poll showed the tea party is not the force that it used been. we have seen that with mitt romney's rise in the republican party. tea party has never been fond of romney. the tea party is weaker than it was before and it will be a question of how strong they will be in 2012. host: let's hear from ron in new hampshire. democratic caller. caller: i believe obama has done all he has been allowed to do by the republican congress. if after november we still have mixed political houses, the congress, the senate, we will be in for another four years of nothingness. i just don
that is not what john boehner and others want going into an election year. so they are going to baltimore this week thursday to, friday, saturday, and they need to rally around some sort of way forward in this election year or else they could be in trouble. host: bob cusack, harry reid also mentioned the tea party elements and how influential barthey have been and that they have some of the blame. >> that did not play in 2010. the democrats in the fall of 2010 declared war on the tea...
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sides of this argument -- speaker boehner said it multiple times. just like this is not the time we should be raising taxes. and transportation, really if you are going to do transportation planning and execution, you need a eight-year type of bill to get out there. there have been no one's is back and forth. i know the senate is trying to do some things and we are trying to do some things in the house, but they need a long-term bill. host: you will support it? guest: depends on what is in it. that is the problem. i disagree with spending more money. i also happen to believe the gas tax is something states should be able to of so they can tax and take care of the transportation needs in their states. again, i am very much a states' rights kind of person. the state of union -- state of utah, we would like to take care of our own taxes and roads without the bureaucracy of washington, d.c. host: are you faced with some of the flyers? guest: i spent two full days out there. we lost some 25 or 30 homes, and of the my own use of county there was a raging
sides of this argument -- speaker boehner said it multiple times. just like this is not the time we should be raising taxes. and transportation, really if you are going to do transportation planning and execution, you need a eight-year type of bill to get out there. there have been no one's is back and forth. i know the senate is trying to do some things and we are trying to do some things in the house, but they need a long-term bill. host: you will support it? guest: depends on what is in it....
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guest: despite speaker john boehner sang their about jobs, there has not been any bills focus on that. the debate over the payroll tax is about putting money in the pockets of working and middle- class families. i hate to play with the tax with the way we play with social security, but if we make up for every dollar we cut from general revenue as a short-term measure it puts a fair amount of money in people's pockets. it is a regressive tax. cutting it is a progressive tax cut. that helps to increase consumer demand. if we have not cut the payroll tax one year ago, the economy would probably be in worse shape now than it was. if we do not extend it, it will be a downward push for the economy. host: the debate to extend the payroll tax, kicks off with a meeting today led by dave camp, a republican of michigan, and senator max baucus, a democrat of michigan. are you a yes to extend this? guest: i am. host: portland, oregon. delores, democratic caller. caller: i have a brief -- a few brief concerns. i would like to know why president obama was willing to reinstate the tax break that seem
guest: despite speaker john boehner sang their about jobs, there has not been any bills focus on that. the debate over the payroll tax is about putting money in the pockets of working and middle- class families. i hate to play with the tax with the way we play with social security, but if we make up for every dollar we cut from general revenue as a short-term measure it puts a fair amount of money in people's pockets. it is a regressive tax. cutting it is a progressive tax cut. that helps to...
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will say that president obama should have or potentially had a grand bargain on the table with john boehner, and if he had stuck to the parameters they had laid out originally, maybe they could have had a deal there. there are arguments on both sides. but i do think what the caller is pointing to, this increase in polarization in the parties and washington, that affected the credibility of our political leadership. it has not damaged it in terms of, like i said before, in the market in terms of the fact we have seen since the downgrade came out, but there are still lingering questions about when our leadership kenaf shalit is some of these issues addressed. host: a tweeter: by fellow traders think it creates new debt. please answer. guest: i am not a budget expert, but raising the debt ceiling allows for the that the u.s. is on path to the books, allows the government to keep running, allows a lot of the services that people expect to keep being provided, checks to be paid out and things like that. i would question whether we need to walk down the debt ceiling. i think there might be better
will say that president obama should have or potentially had a grand bargain on the table with john boehner, and if he had stuck to the parameters they had laid out originally, maybe they could have had a deal there. there are arguments on both sides. but i do think what the caller is pointing to, this increase in polarization in the parties and washington, that affected the credibility of our political leadership. it has not damaged it in terms of, like i said before, in the market in terms of...
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the aides to boehner and obama are still there. there are times the though even this week that it will get frustrated and stop talking to each other. i'm not sure if they're talking today or taking the day off. obama said yesterday that this could get done in about a week. i think he might be right. republicans see the writing on the wall when it comes to tax increases. what they're interested in now is making sure they get spending cuts to go along with the tax increases. when obama put his additional offer, he said $1.60 trillion in tax increases and we will delay the spending cuts until next year. that was the initial offer. republicans want to make sure that the spending cuts go up and become more immediate. considering that obama has been open to spending cuts in previous negotiations and says he is open to it now and republicans have changed from where they were a year ago when it comes to tax increases, i think it will not take too much to get their, although there are still obstacles. host: the $1.60 trillion and $800 billi
the aides to boehner and obama are still there. there are times the though even this week that it will get frustrated and stop talking to each other. i'm not sure if they're talking today or taking the day off. obama said yesterday that this could get done in about a week. i think he might be right. republicans see the writing on the wall when it comes to tax increases. what they're interested in now is making sure they get spending cuts to go along with the tax increases. when obama put his...
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a middle-class tax passing once again, speaker boehner will not work with us. those are two examples of senate-passed bills that the house will not put on the floor. reality is, for as divided as the senate is, we passed a large number of bipartisan bills this year. very important bills. but it takes two chambers to pass a law. on the other side, too many congress members, particularly the tea party folks, i think compromise is a dirty word. host: new york senator chuck schumer, democrat, joined by democratic leader harry reid. the national journal posted this piece this morning on taxes -- enthusiasm for the payroll tax cut has waned on capitol hill, it says, as lawmakers start to meet privately to overtax extenders and the fiscal cliff and no one has taken up the cause of extending the payroll tax-cut. concern over diverting revenue from social security to help pay for the cuts has only grown in the last two years since it was passed. the piece has a photograph of congressman standing ordehoyer. he says it's temporary. no call from georgia, curtis. caller: th
a middle-class tax passing once again, speaker boehner will not work with us. those are two examples of senate-passed bills that the house will not put on the floor. reality is, for as divided as the senate is, we passed a large number of bipartisan bills this year. very important bills. but it takes two chambers to pass a law. on the other side, too many congress members, particularly the tea party folks, i think compromise is a dirty word. host: new york senator chuck schumer, democrat,...
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speaker boehner countered with another offer. and lawmakers were expressing pessimism that a deal was close leading kevin mccarthy to say, i think it is getting worse and not better. stock futures are higher as investors wait for news on whether the federal reserve will announce a new stimulus plan today. regulators have launched three rounds of quantitative easing since the crisis hit. ben bernanke will be held in news conference and you could hear live right here on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> the white house was very controversial. l'enfant designed washington city. there was a competition and he submitted the design for a palace. americans were not having a palace. it was not particularly awe- inspiring. in fact, in 1821, a european diplomat told the congress that it was neither large nor awe- inspiring. but the answer the congressman gave said the building served its purpose. if it were larger and more elegant, perhaps some president would be inclined to become its pe
speaker boehner countered with another offer. and lawmakers were expressing pessimism that a deal was close leading kevin mccarthy to say, i think it is getting worse and not better. stock futures are higher as investors wait for news on whether the federal reserve will announce a new stimulus plan today. regulators have launched three rounds of quantitative easing since the crisis hit. ben bernanke will be held in news conference and you could hear live right here on c-span radio. those are...
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but you may be surprised to learn it's not mitt romney, john boehner, or mitch mcconnell. you know who it is, it's grover norquist. nearly every republican in congress has signed grover's pledge. mitch mcconnell signed it, mitt romney has signed it, and he's sticking to it. mitt romney. >> harry reid yesterday, along with a group of his colleagues on the senate democratic side expressing their concern reaction to grower -- grover norquist on capitol hill. let's look at a list of nonsigners. these are the nonpledge signers in the house. new york, richard siner -- host: okay. that's current situation in the congress. grover norquist is talking about how many people running have signed. we'll show you that later. would you take an anti-tax pledge if you were coming to town with all of the discussion and the debate about the economy, budget deficit, and the like, tell us why, yes or no. let's begin with jacksonville, florida. stuart, independent, you are on the air. caller: no, i would not sign -- i'm sorry, can you hear me? host: yes, we can. caller: i would not sign the pled
but you may be surprised to learn it's not mitt romney, john boehner, or mitch mcconnell. you know who it is, it's grover norquist. nearly every republican in congress has signed grover's pledge. mitch mcconnell signed it, mitt romney has signed it, and he's sticking to it. mitt romney. >> harry reid yesterday, along with a group of his colleagues on the senate democratic side expressing their concern reaction to grower -- grover norquist on capitol hill. let's look at a list of...
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caller: we still have john boehner, eric cantor who will stay on with those rules that have had since 2011 when republicans took control of the house. in terms of strategy and approach, we are dealing with the same players we were dealing with before the election. host: turning toward the senate, what is the news there? caller: a lot of the same there as well. the republicans and democrats met yesterday morning behind closed doors and basically reelected the same leaders should have said for some time now. harry reid on the democratic side. on the republican side of mitch mcconnell and john corn and who is coming off of two cycles on the republican campaign committee. he will be replacing john kyl who is retiring. another couple of people down the ladder were reelected. there was an opening for for the campaign committee slot. thank you for talking with us. our question this morning is your level of confidence in the white house national security team. let's hear from carrie from michigan. caller: good morning. can you hear me? i think this is another cover up for the republican party
caller: we still have john boehner, eric cantor who will stay on with those rules that have had since 2011 when republicans took control of the house. in terms of strategy and approach, we are dealing with the same players we were dealing with before the election. host: turning toward the senate, what is the news there? caller: a lot of the same there as well. the republicans and democrats met yesterday morning behind closed doors and basically reelected the same leaders should have said for...
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also in the papers, john boehner last obama agenda. that is from the new york post this morning, saying the agenda that will be rolled out to marmite -- the speaker called it bathetic. the prime time speech in which he will begin making the argument for a second term will be a return to american values. then there will be a surprising face of the state of the union. gabrielle giffords who said yesterday she will lead congress this week will attend the state of the union address. here is the "baltimore sun" this morning -- here is a little bit from the video that congress woman gabrielle giffords put out yesterday. [video clip] >> i will step down this week. and i am getting better every day. my spirit is hyperion i will return, and we will work together for arizona, and this great country. thank you very much. -- i will return, and we will work together for arizona and this great country. and host: gabrielle giffords if the video yesterday saying she will resign from congress this week. just a couple of minutes left. how is your govern
also in the papers, john boehner last obama agenda. that is from the new york post this morning, saying the agenda that will be rolled out to marmite -- the speaker called it bathetic. the prime time speech in which he will begin making the argument for a second term will be a return to american values. then there will be a surprising face of the state of the union. gabrielle giffords who said yesterday she will lead congress this week will attend the state of the union address. here is the...
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i admire john boehner keeping his temper. you have harry reid over here. his dishonesty is breathtaking. he has not produced a single person to substantiate. you have a majority leader in the senate you cannot work with and a president you cannot work with. they have been trying to buy their time until the election in hopes of getting a president who will be bipartisan and in hopes of having a senate willing to sit down and work. host: joel is on a line from wisconsin. caller: i wish you were the classic college professor. the country would be in much better shape. i don't know if you are the most intelligent guy in the room, but you articulate the most youpoints. i want to stop about our president. i would really like someone to call this guy on what he is. he is a panderer in chief. giving women free contraceptives. hispanics, amnesty. voter registration will now come with your welfare check as well as your comments on the relaxing of the welfare to work program. he changed his stance on gay marriage. environmentalists get the keystone pipeline cut off.
i admire john boehner keeping his temper. you have harry reid over here. his dishonesty is breathtaking. he has not produced a single person to substantiate. you have a majority leader in the senate you cannot work with and a president you cannot work with. they have been trying to buy their time until the election in hopes of getting a president who will be bipartisan and in hopes of having a senate willing to sit down and work. host: joel is on a line from wisconsin. caller: i wish you were...
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john boehner calls of the senate bill an option. that is something the rank and file republicans will be talking to their leadership about today when they need to talk about the highway bill. bob corker, the senator from tennessee weighs in on the highway bill today in the op-ed pages in "the washington post." and then on housing issues, and other domestic issues, president obama weighed in on that yesterday when he held his first news conference of the year. it says here -- so, that was the present waiting on housing. he also talked about 2012 politics. you can call in with your comments about super tuesday. but go to william, independent from greensboro, north carolina. caller: hello, greta. i would like to continue with the first lady said. i just think we need a new generation of congressman. just like what the fed -- the guy who went to harvard and study the depression and he is not able to solve this problem but i think he needs to leave. the congressman -- they were there when the taliban started. i would like to ask any sena
john boehner calls of the senate bill an option. that is something the rank and file republicans will be talking to their leadership about today when they need to talk about the highway bill. bob corker, the senator from tennessee weighs in on the highway bill today in the op-ed pages in "the washington post." and then on housing issues, and other domestic issues, president obama weighed in on that yesterday when he held his first news conference of the year. it says here -- so, that...
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if it fails, i think it is going to be a bad thing for john boehner. for republicans to go home and face their voters, it would be a bad thing all around. right now, talking to republican leadership aides in the process, this is not going to pass. it will be a very, very heavy lift. host: thank you. guest: thank you for having me. host: what you think about this deal? dan, democratic slime. caller: first of all, i do not want my taxes race at all, any more. number 2, i do not want the unemployment system turned into another welfare system. that is what is happening right now. i expect these politicians to do something and help the people. i am a democrat for ron paul. the reason is because he will stop at this -- he will do his best to stop this. he will need the help of the republicans and democrats in the senate and the congress. host: what you think of the payroll tax -- if it went up, and expire, which is that as a raise in your taxes? caller: yes, i would. i do not want the government taking my money and giving it to people who will sit down and d
if it fails, i think it is going to be a bad thing for john boehner. for republicans to go home and face their voters, it would be a bad thing all around. right now, talking to republican leadership aides in the process, this is not going to pass. it will be a very, very heavy lift. host: thank you. guest: thank you for having me. host: what you think about this deal? dan, democratic slime. caller: first of all, i do not want my taxes race at all, any more. number 2, i do not want the...
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boehner's hands-off style backfires on a highway bill. it looks like that is not going to happen. and pushing maybe for a two-year bill. the senate is taking up that issue this week in their chamber on the floor. votes expected on that. and then also this is the hill newspaper this morning with the update o'with cameras on the court, something that c-span has been asking for to cover the oral arguments for the health care law case. bills to put cameras in supreme court won't pass before the health care challenge. it is not going to pass before the justices tackle what has been dubbed the case of the century. and then from the "new york times" this morning, democrats, see benefits enbattling republicans on the conception access issue. they plan to hold a vote on a measure offered by roy blunt that when effect reduce insurance effect by allowing religious institutions not cover it. -- host: transcanada will move ahead of the keystone pipeline and it is expected to move on the bigger project -- host: springhill, florida. david, a republican. good morning to you. caller: hi. how are y
boehner's hands-off style backfires on a highway bill. it looks like that is not going to happen. and pushing maybe for a two-year bill. the senate is taking up that issue this week in their chamber on the floor. votes expected on that. and then also this is the hill newspaper this morning with the update o'with cameras on the court, something that c-span has been asking for to cover the oral arguments for the health care law case. bills to put cameras in supreme court won't pass before the...
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host: "the baltimore sun" has a story, "boehner ways next moves." this is from "the wall street journal." "post office hint of gop path." host: "she fit a profile." so, more on leadership, which both sides will be voting for this week when they return to washington on who will be their leaders. so, we will continue to watch that story for u.s. well. part of the mix to avoid the fiscal cliff is these jobless benefits. that is the headline in the politics and policy section of "the washington post." "over 2 million americans could lose their jobless benefits before the end of the year." host: susan, michigan, what do you think? should we cut medicare and social security? caller: absolutely not. absolutely not. host: why not? caller: i am a woman who has finally reached the age of social security. all the years the work, this money was taken out of my paycheck. i was told from a very young age that when i reached a fine age of the period where you retire and you can get social security, that all the money that i paid in would be refunded to me. this mo
host: "the baltimore sun" has a story, "boehner ways next moves." this is from "the wall street journal." "post office hint of gop path." host: "she fit a profile." so, more on leadership, which both sides will be voting for this week when they return to washington on who will be their leaders. so, we will continue to watch that story for u.s. well. part of the mix to avoid the fiscal cliff is these jobless benefits. that is the headline in the...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they gather these days. may they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. bless, also, the majority party as they return to their constituencies. give them hearts and ears to listen well to all those whom they represent. may the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nation. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they gather these days. may...
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what do you think speaker boehner needs to do? how much confidence do you have in representing the republican party perspective? guest: taxes will go up automatically. spending, the sequester, will happen unless republicans act. it is literally true that republicans do not have the ability to stop all the tax increases unless the president goes along with it. that said, taxes will only go up when it is a bipartisan solution. they need republicans to raise taxes. i think john boehner would make a huge mistake in raising taxes. we need to change the conversation and get rid of all the credit capitalism in the tax code. let's not do this in the discussion of punishing some people. host: what the think of the speaker's role in these negotiations? how does freedomworks feel about the agenda he's bringing to the table? he's one of the two men making a lot of the decisions. guest: it's frustrating. i'm not terribly happy with how the speaker has dealt with this. understand that this year's crisis has been 10 years in the making. part of
what do you think speaker boehner needs to do? how much confidence do you have in representing the republican party perspective? guest: taxes will go up automatically. spending, the sequester, will happen unless republicans act. it is literally true that republicans do not have the ability to stop all the tax increases unless the president goes along with it. that said, taxes will only go up when it is a bipartisan solution. they need republicans to raise taxes. i think john boehner would make...
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sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog of reviews by an administrative judge is right now. so there's a little concerned that some undeserving people are getting the payments. so that is something that will be examined over the next couple years. i don't think your benefits will be cut next year due to sequestration. host: tomorrow we will focus on social security and some different proposals for addressing that and the overall fiscal cliff tops. another tweet -- is that possible? guest: congress always waits till the last minute and they often kick the can down the road. but for the last couple years everything was waitin
sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog...
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guest: john boehner is in a rough position. the house crafted a very partisan highway bill that was five years and they did not really include democrats in the drafting process. now, they have democrats offering a lot of amendments in committee. a few of them were incorporated into the bill. but, pretty much, the whole velocity -- philosophy of the bill is conservative. it doesn't do a lot of the things democrats want to do and that leaves john boehner in the position to try to get the magic 218 votes entirely within his own republican conference. that is a problem because the conservatives, the tea partyers are not entirely comfortable with how much money the bill spends and that it needs other ways to be paid for besides gas and diesel taxes. he is going to lose some conservatives on the right and he is losing some moderates and urban area republicans on the left because they are not completely happy with the way some of the items in the bill -- he has not been able to find the sweet spot. he could adjust the bill to appeal m
guest: john boehner is in a rough position. the house crafted a very partisan highway bill that was five years and they did not really include democrats in the drafting process. now, they have democrats offering a lot of amendments in committee. a few of them were incorporated into the bill. but, pretty much, the whole velocity -- philosophy of the bill is conservative. it doesn't do a lot of the things democrats want to do and that leaves john boehner in the position to try to get the magic...
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john boehner worked with the senate leaders and others and came up with a compromise. then they added some common- sense reforms, like audits, like public hearings when the national mediation board is doing hearings. those are some good fundamental compromises that i think will enhance the whole process, both for labor and for the american public. it is a compromise and i think it is a good one. host: a lot of comments in support from this faa reauthorization. the chairman of the committee who deals with labor issues did have some concerns about language in the bill on unions. let's listen to what he had to say yesterday. [video clip] >> so, these few powerful airlines weighs an unprecedented attack. first, they found some friends in congress. a law that allows congress to overturn a will to a resolution of disapproval. they lost that fight on the senate floor. next, they went to court to challenge the legality of the rule making. they lost that fight in the district court and then they appeal to the court of appeals and a loss there, too. then they wage a last-ditch e
john boehner worked with the senate leaders and others and came up with a compromise. then they added some common- sense reforms, like audits, like public hearings when the national mediation board is doing hearings. those are some good fundamental compromises that i think will enhance the whole process, both for labor and for the american public. it is a compromise and i think it is a good one. host: a lot of comments in support from this faa reauthorization. the chairman of the committee who...
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at 7:00, house speaker john boehner. we will also hear from rick santorum. also, congresswoman cathy rodgers of washington state. rick santorum has an op-ed peace today in "the wall street journal." "the return of welfare as we used to know it." he says -- host: that is in the local the wall street journal" today, written by rick santorum, will be speaking at the republican national convention today. independent line. good morning. caller: the person i am looking forward to hearing talk is in jet bullish. he is the only one that stands up to his own party and tells it like it is. host: what message do you want to hear from him? caller: um, i am not really sure what message i want to hear from him, but i want to say something about mitt romney if i can, or ann romney. mitt romney has polygamous ties in mexico and utah and he has polygamous-style homes that are really huge. host: i do not think anyone has verified that. . he has talked about his mormon -- verified that at all. he has talked about his mormon faith. bill, louisville, ky. caller: i have been call
at 7:00, house speaker john boehner. we will also hear from rick santorum. also, congresswoman cathy rodgers of washington state. rick santorum has an op-ed peace today in "the wall street journal." "the return of welfare as we used to know it." he says -- host: that is in the local the wall street journal" today, written by rick santorum, will be speaking at the republican national convention today. independent line. good morning. caller: the person i am looking...
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the president and john boehner are talking and reaching some agreement. we have seen john boehner willing to talk about revenues and to put revenues on the table. that is a huge breakthrough. we know there will have to be cuts. we know we need to get to deficit reduction and have revenues and spending cuts. we have concerns about chang es in social security about this discussion. there have been some concerns about that and we'll have that discussion. host: some democrats say it should not be part of the conversation. guest: i think social security should be set aside for now. we should have a serious discussion about these fiscal challenges we have. there been serious conversations about how we get savings. we're going to protect social security and the middle class and medicare for beneficiaries now who are over 65 and those turning 65. there are some demographic problems in social security and medicare. we have a lot of seniors comiong onboard. we are looking to find savings in medicare so we can sustain the trust fund. we're seeing some give on the re
the president and john boehner are talking and reaching some agreement. we have seen john boehner willing to talk about revenues and to put revenues on the table. that is a huge breakthrough. we know there will have to be cuts. we know we need to get to deficit reduction and have revenues and spending cuts. we have concerns about chang es in social security about this discussion. there have been some concerns about that and we'll have that discussion. host: some democrats say it should not be...
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host: the think speaker boehner it should be reelected when the new congress convenes? guest: i am not happy with the performance of the whole leadership. it gets back to who would you replace him with? i did not think paul ryan has an interest in doing it. the republicans should be sitting down and asking themselves why they let the democrats define the rules of debate on the fiscal cliff. the house should have passed a bill saying you cannot use money for medicare to finance obamacare. the plan to finance obamacare and the house should have passed a bill on that. or how about passing a bill that any reform of entitlements -- medicare and social security -- cannot involve taking away benefits from those on the system today and those about to go on the system. you can make good reforms to young people. they should have passed a tax simplification bill. host: next call comes from john in pennsylvania, republican line. caller: good morning. president eisenhower, the rate for the top taxpayers never went below 91%. now we cannot seem to get it up to 39%. in 2001, we had th
host: the think speaker boehner it should be reelected when the new congress convenes? guest: i am not happy with the performance of the whole leadership. it gets back to who would you replace him with? i did not think paul ryan has an interest in doing it. the republicans should be sitting down and asking themselves why they let the democrats define the rules of debate on the fiscal cliff. the house should have passed a bill saying you cannot use money for medicare to finance obamacare. the...